This Is Why BC Liberal Farmers Must Be Protected

Agricultural land is the source of livelihood for many rural communities in most countries in the world. Therefore, introducing draconian laws that come in the form of Bill 15, which intends to take away the pieces of land that belong to BC liberal farmers is not only dictatorial but also inhuman. This article will outline the importance of agriculture to any community and the reasons why agricultural land must be preserved.

Farming is what creates food security. The fight against any farmers would mean that the society will, at one point lack food or have insufficient to provide for the people. That will happen in the event the government does not stop the encroachment on the agricultural land own by these farmers.

To add on the above, human rights indicate that every human being has a right to live a modest life. Therefore, when these framers are robbed of what belongs to them and their only sources of livelihood, it means that their rights are disregarded. That is how to make a society poor and perpetually depended on human aids like relief foods. That will be heart breaking, especially when the same people had their own pieces of land which were taken by private developers.

The struggle between the poor and the rich is not developmental. Creation of social classes impacts on the way people begin to look at each other, with the rich believing to be superior or even demigods while the poor live like slaves. Any nation or society that is bedevilled with this phenomenon will only retrogress, eventually leading to an uprising, especially by the poor majority against the rich minority. This will happen if the attack on farmers does not stop.

The lack of support by the government exposes the hypocrisies that are manifested in the political arena. This, in turn, will point at huge flaws within the government structures and cause mistrust among people. Besides, there will be difficulty carrying out normal functions of the government in the case where the subjects do not support the government. To avoid getting to that level, financial aid needs to be given to these farmers.

Speaking of oppression, it is important to realize that when you oppress a fellow human being, you are oppressing yourself. According to the philosophical teachings, the oppressor and the oppressed are both dehumanized. When people are oppressed, the individuals who look on without doing anything and those perpetuating the oppression are also being oppressed.

There ought to be ownership by the people if the government wants to start a project that is intended to help them. Any project, no matter how good, will fail if the people are not involved from the start. Imposing projects on people is the reason why societies rebel against governments.

The development is good, but it must also have a human face. What this means is that people should not suffer just because some developmental project has been brought to them. This is the case of the private developers against the farmers, which must be changed in time to avoid future adverse repercussions.